Newbury railway station
The station following electrification, showing new footbridge, overhead wires and multi-storey car park (2023) | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Newbury, West Berkshire England | ||||
| Coordinates | 51°23′53″N 1°19′23″W / 51.398°N 1.323°W | ||||
| Grid reference | SU471667 | ||||
| Managed by | Great Western Railway | ||||
| Platforms | 3 | ||||
| Tracks | 5 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | NBY | ||||
| Classification | DfT category C1 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | Berks and Hants Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 21 December 1847 | Opened | ||||
| 1881 | DN&SR opened | ||||
| 1885 | DN&SR Winchester opened | ||||
| 1898 | LVR opened | ||||
| 1908–1910 | Rebuilt | ||||
| 4 January 1960 | LVR closed | ||||
| May 1964 | DN&SR closed | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2019/20 | 1.820 million | ||||
| Interchange | 38,702 | ||||
| 2020/21 | 0.308 million | ||||
| Interchange | 5,327 | ||||
| 2021/22 | 0.998 million | ||||
| Interchange | 20,844 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 1.208 million | ||||
| Interchange | 0.112 million | ||||
| 2023/24 | 1.380 million | ||||
| Interchange | 0.115 million | ||||
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Newbury railway station is located in the centre of the market town of Newbury, in Berkshire, England. The station lies 53 miles 6 chains (53.08 mi; 85.4 km) from London Paddington. It is served by stopping services between Reading and Newbury and Bedwyn, and by faster services between London Paddington, Exeter St Davids and other parts of Devon and Cornwall. All services are operated by Great Western Railway.
The station was formerly a junction with both the north–south Didcot, Newbury and Southampton Railway and for the Lambourn Valley Railway.